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A perfume bottle is dropped in the corner of a room and it shattered. The odor of the perfume can be detected on the other side of the room. Which statement best describes this observation?
Particles are moving from regions of high concentration to low concentration.
Particles are moving from regions of low concentration to high concentration.
Particles are moving through a small opening into a smaller volume.
Particles are moving through a small opening into a larger volume.

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Particles are moving from regions of high concentration to low concentration.

Explanation: when the bottle breaks the perfume concentration is highest near the corner and the molecules diffuse (random motion with net flux) down the concentration gradient to regions of lower concentration until equilibrium is reached.